Aug 25, 2019
I had a blast giving this speech to an audience of about 20-30 people.
All these youtube videos I'm making are giving me tons of public speaking practice, so this was a lot of fun.
I even got a lot of compliments afterwards on my storytelling ability, which I had never heard before.
Me, a good storyteller?! No way!
One of things that made this public speech fun though was me sharing my story from the lens of the hero's journey.
This myth, and just really appreciating Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung, has played a integral role about how I think about myself.
To be honest, I only had an hour to prepare for this speech.
So before preparation I just thought to myself, "Ok, I only have 1 hour to prepare so what are some true stories that I can share with people?"
And here's what was the result, for my 'icebreaker' speech at Toastmasters.
The Icebreaker speech is for people giving their first speech at a toastmasters club.
The rule of thumb is that you're going to make a lot of mistakes because this is your first speech.
But this wasn't my first speech and I'm pretty sure I shocked some people!